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The aim of the workshop is to present the results of the LIFE project PRIMES Preventing flooding
RIsks by Making resilient communitiES.
The project has been developed in three Italian Regions: Emilia-Romagna, Marche e Abruzzo with
the aim to reducing land and population damages caused by events like floods, inundations and
sea storms. It has helped in building resilient communities that can actively participate in hazard
prevention policies and in developing harmonized procedures at interregional level through
reinforced coordination among local systems of civil protection.
The conference will also present the last EU development related to the environment and
prevention policies and related resources.